{"id":7965,"date":"2011-10-03t02:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-03t08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=7965"},"modified":"2011-10-03t08:18:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03t14:18:10","slug":"upcoming-workshop-why-students-behave-the-way-they-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2011\/10\/upcoming-workshop-why-students-behave-the-way-they-do\/","title":{"rendered":"upcoming workshop: why students behave the way they do"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cwhy do we have to do group work? it\u2019s such a waste of time! just lecture and tell us what we need to know.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n are you curious why you hear this phrase in your classes? why your students are reluctant to work in small groups or contribute to discussions? why your students struggle when there\u2019s no one correct answer and find it frustrating to determine how one answer is better than another?<\/p>\n the good news: they\u2019re not just being annoying.<\/p>\n many of these behaviors are explained when framed in cognitive development structures. in this workshop we will discuss cognitive development and you\u2019ll leave with practical strategies and approaches that you might use to nudge students along developmental paths so that they take ownership of their learning.<\/p>\n